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Modernist

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to modernism. not-comparable

    "It survived the overreach of progress once before, escaping demolition and rebuilding in the 1970s. That survival was a triumph against the "stridently modernist" plans then put forth."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the culinary arts of molecular gastronomy
Noun
  1. 1
    A follower or proponent of modernism.
  2. 2
    an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From modern + -ist.

Etymology 2

From modern + -ist.

Etymology 3

Ellipsis of Modernist Cuisine, a book on molecular gastronomy.

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